In more and more countries, June means Pride month. While Pride is a celebration of hard-won rights in some cities and countries, it’s likewise an expression of the struggles faced by LGBTIQ+ people in many other parts of the world. Many of them face escalating violence and discrimination. Strict anti-gay laws lead to arbitrary arrests […]
Thanks to the financial support of individual donors, Hivos is able help LGBTIQ+ activists around the world escape life-threatening situations. We do this with the Bessy Ferrera Fund: a fund named after a courageous trans rights activist who was murdered in Honduras in 2019. In 2023, we were able to take action 41 times. For […]
Six months after the Dutch elections, the right-wing parties (PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB) forming a coalition presented their coalition agreement. This agreement includes deep cuts to the development cooperation budget. Hivos and eight other organizations have issued the following press release. May 16, 2024 Cutting back on development cooperation is capital destruction By cutting […]
May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). On this day, worldwide attention is drawn to homophobia and discrimination based on sexual and gender diversity. Will you help? On May 17, 1990, homosexuality was officially removed from the list of diseases by the World Health Organization. Until then, homosexuality was classified […]
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Our work on urban food systems in Zambia and Zimbabwe supports young people and youth-led organizations focused on building climate-resilient urban food systems to ensure healthy and accessible food for all.
Meet three young Kenyan climate activists we support in claiming a seat at the table during international climate change conferences.
Two of Kenya’s TV47 prime shows feature our work with women in agriculture and explore topics like gender equality and social inclusion.
Hivos presents its Free to be Me Award at the annual Pink Film Days film festival Friday, March 22, in Amsterdam’s Het Ketelhuis. This year’s prize goes to the Philippine film ‘ASOG,’ a unique road movie about friendship, transphobia, and climate change. The film is about Jaya, a non-binary teacher and performer, and their young […]
By: Patricia Granja, Hivos | Sandra Patiño, ACT | Photography: Mateo Medina ACT According to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), climate change is the greatest health threat to humanity. This is backed up by a wealth of clear and compelling information about the serious impacts of climate change on human health. Heat […]
Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) is a network of five international organizations, including Hivos, that works to achieve climate justice on three continents. That climate justice can take many forms is clear from the new Voices Magazine that showcases the work of VCA in Brazil. Our Brazilian network counts 74 local organizations that together […]
Hivos is excited to announce the Green Growth Summit, a regional event organized in Tunis and Cairo that will build partnerships for climate change mitigation and open green economic pathways in North Africa. The Summit, organized by Hivos and partners from the development and private sectors, will take place on April 30 (Tunis, Tunisia) and […]